How to get to Sintra
Monuments
Sintra National Palace - more information
Moorish Castle - more information
Pena Palace and Park - more information
Countess of Edla Chalet and Garden - more information
Monserrate Palace and Park - more information
Capuchos Convent - more information
The Gardens and National Palace of Queluz - more information
Palace and Quinta da Regaleira - more information
Biester - Park and Palace - more information
Museums
Ferreira de Castro Museum more information
Anjos Teixeira Museum more information
Leal da Câmara House-Museum more information
Sintra Natural History Museum more information
MU.SA – Sintra Museum of Arts more information
Water and Waste Museum more information
Air Museum more information
Sintra Myths and Legends more information
News Museum more information
Tours
Sintra Tuk
Sintra Tuk offers a different and fun way to visit Sintra. These motorized tricycles, inspired by a 1950s Piaggio creation, offer a variety of set tours across the Sintra landscape. Each vehicle has capacity for 4 people including the driver.
There are a number of other services available that offer the opportunity to make a unique and special tour for each case.
Tel. (+351) 219 243 881
Email: contacto@turislua.pt - www.turislua.pt
SightSintra
This company seeks to offer Sintra visitors a different, fun, eco-friendly and innovative way of getting to know our region. The do so with environmentally friendly vehicles, seating two people, equipped with a GPS system that will guide them and tell the history and legends of the palaces, castles, parks and corners of this town and mountains that are cultural heritage of humanity.
There are three distinct set routes which cover all points of interest in Sintra.
Tel. (+351) 219 242 856
Email: info@sightsintra.pt - www.sightsintra.pt
CitySightseeng Sintra
The Douro Acima company organizes tours bus with a Hop on-Hop off system, where one ticket is valid on the circuits for 24 hours after first use, allowing an unlimited number of entrances and exits.
There are two circuits that include the main monuments of Sintra, namely: Sintra and Pena National Palaces, the Moorish Castle, Countess of Edla Chalet, Quinta da Regaleira, Monserrate Park, Capuchos Convent and Cabo da Roca.
Mobile: (+351) 910 237 733
Email: sintra@douroacima.pt
Sintratur
Sintratur organizes horse-drawn carriage rides through the main sights of Sintra. There are standard trips and specific itineraries to be chosen by the customer.
Carriages depart from Calçada do Pelourinho (next to the Sintra National Palace).
Timetable: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the summer and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the winter months.
Tel.: (+351) 219 241 238
Email: geral@sintratur.com - www.sintratur.com
Reduced Mobility
There are some monuments and museums accessible to people with reduced mobility, but visits should always be accompanied.
National Palace of Queluz
Accessible. The Palace has an easy floor plant, with maximum differences of two steps, and ramps may be used when requested. It also has a lift chair for access to the first floor (Temporary Exhibition Gallery), wheelchairs for visitors and a toilet for the handicapped. All staff are made aware of the needs of visitors with disabilities.
Quinta da Regaleira
Only part of the park and gardens are wheelchair accessible; it is not possible to visit the heritage built of the space (Palace, Chapel, Initiation Well, etc.). Visits should always be accompanied and should follow the best trails on a visitor orientation map.
Quinta da Regaleira’s entrance gate is too narrow to allow wheelchairs, so access needs to be done with help.
Sintra National Palace
Very difficult, as access to the Palace's rooms, including the ticket office, shop and toilet, is done by stairs, totalling 100 steps.
For handicapped people, access is possible through the Palace’s kitchen (through a side door), accessible only by a steep and paved ramp. From there, you can visit the ground floor of the Palace, but there are always 2 or 3 steps between each room, making it impossible to visit without help.
It is advisable only for short organised groups, with accompanying persons and advance booking.
Pena Park
Possible, but only partially and with many constraints given the terrain’s characteristics. It is possible to travel between the gate and the Palace in a minibus with two carriages adapted for handicapped people. Entry into the park in a private car is not allowed, and in exceptional cases, this must be requested in advance to the managing entity (Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua).
Moorish Castle, Capuchos Convent and Monserrate Park
Limited access conditions due to the constraints imposed by the nature of the land and the characteristics of the buildings, so visits are only partial.
Monserrate Palace
Limited access conditions due to the constraints imposed by the nature of the land. However, it is possible to enter with your own car until near the Palace, with prior authorization and under exceptional conditions. There are access ramps on the stairs next to the Palace.
Natural History Museum
Accessible. There is an access ramp at the entrance of the Museum; elevator with access to all exhibition floors and toilet for handicapped.
MU.SA - Sintra Museum of Art
Accessible. There is an access ramp at the entrance of the Museum; elevator with access to the upper exhibition floors and toilet for handicapped.
Water and Waste Museum
Accessible to all types of people with reduced mobility.
Air Museum - Sintra Air Base
Accessible to individuals with reduced mobility.
Odrinhas Archaeological Museum
Accessible, although visiting a small part of the museum is a steep climb, but surmountable with help.
Since visits are guided and the guides have no sign language training, it is not possible for hearing impaired people to visit the space with accompaniment.
Places without access for people with reduced mobility:
National Palace of Pena
Ferreira de Castro Museum
Anjos Teixeira Museum
Leal da Câmara House Museum
Accommodation
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Gastronomy
Gastronomy
- Mercês Pork
- Negrais Piglet
- Veal Sintra-style
- Forkbeards and gobies stew
- Fisherman-style Migas
- Poached limpets
- Grilled mussels
- Mussels with onions
- Cod bread panada
- Fofos de Belas
- Agualvas (Agualva-Cacém)
- Queijadas de Sintra (Factories: Piriquita, Sapa, Gregório, Preto)
- Travesseiros
- Cruz Alta Pastries
- Pastéis da Pena
- Pêras Pardas
- Parrameiros (Saloio cake sold at Traditional Fairs in Sintra)
- Galamares Walnuts
- Queijadas de Colares (small cheesecakes)
- Cakes from the Festivity of Our Lady of Grace (Almoçageme)
- Cakes from the Festivity of St. Mamede (Janas)
- White "Arenae"
- Red "Arenae"
- White "Chão Rijo"
- Red "Chão Rijo"
- White "O Saloio"
- Red "O Saloio"
Parking
Paid on-street parking spaces have a mobile payment service that allows you to pay via mobile phone, without having to worry about parking timeouts.
You can see all the information in estacionamento.pagamentomovel.pt
Sintra Tram
The tram travel between Sintra and Maçãs Beach from Monday to Sunday.
Cabo da Roca
Hiking trails
Picnic park
Sintra has several spaces for picnics:
In the Historic Centre
Castanheiros Park - Volta do Duche - Vila
Opening hours: Summer - 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. - Winter - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Characteristics: Tables
About 200 seats.
It is forbidden to barbecue
There is a bar on the premises.
Toilets
Municipal Forest - Picnic Park
Located on the street going from Largo Ferreira de Castro to Estrada da Pena.
Opening hours:
October to March – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April to June and September – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
July to August – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Characteristics: Tables
About 105 seats
It is forbidden to barbecue.
There is no bar on the premises.
Toilets
Carrascal Picnic Park
Located on the road going from Várzea de Sintra to Fontanelas, near the Morelinho roundabout.
Characteristics. 6 large tables
9 barbecues
Toilets
Nearby café.
Magoito Picnic Park
Located on the road going from Santa Maria to Magoito Beach.
Characteristics: 28 large tables
8 barbecues
No toilets
Nearby café
Assafora Picnic Park
Located on the road going from Assafora to S. Julião (pinewood area).
Characteristics: 6 tables
4 barbecues.
No toilets.
Nearby café.
Aguda Picnic Park
Located on the access road to Aguda Beach.
Characteristics: 2 tables
1 barbecue
No toilets
There is no nearby café.